Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brentford & Forest Green Rovers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brentford and Forest Green Rovers.
Brentford form and stats
Brentford was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Carabao Cup.Brentford have played 1 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Brentford tasted defeat here at Brentford Community Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Brentford, as their goalkeeper David Raya Martin has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Premier League.
Brentford manager T. Frank and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The attacker Bryan Mbeumo was "man of the match" for Brentford with a rating of 7.64/10. Mbeumo hit the woodwork once and hit three key passes.
Ahead of that match, Brentford won a home game hosting Arsenal (2-0).Brentford are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Aston Villa awaits in four days.
Brentford has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Bristol City in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.Forest Green Rovers are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the League Two. Forest Green Rovers have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Forest had fun at their own home (Brentford Community Stadium) last time out, beating Crawley Town 6-3. Jamille Matt, Nicky Cadden (3), Mathew Stevens and Jake Young scored. Nicky Cadden got a match rating of 9.65 in that game, top player of the team. Cadden scored three goals, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times. As you can tell from the result, the match against Crawley Town was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 9 goals, will the fun continue today? Nicky Cadden certainly enjoyed Forest's last game versus Crawley Town, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-3 victory.
Prior to that result Forest won their away game at Rochdale in the League Two. The scoreline was 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Port Vale in just four days.
It's early days yet, but Forest Green Rovers has scored 5 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Stevens 5 goals | N. Cadden 3 goals | J. Matt 3 goals |
Brentford missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Brentford | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 40 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 22 | Salford City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 23 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |